The National Weather Service has issued Red Flag Warnings or Fire Weather Watches for areas in California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Kansas, New Hampshire, and Maine.
The map was current at 6:20 a.m. MDT on Friday. Red Flag Warnings can change throughout the day as the National Weather Service offices around the country update and revise their forecasts.
The NWS is not predicting Red Flag Conditions in Utah. On Thursday officials on the Fish Lake National Forest in southern Utah conducted a 150-acre prescribed fire (see below).
Ignitions on #SouthMonroeRx went well today. #FishlakeNF reports an estimated 150 acres burned. No ignitions planned for tomorrow (5/11). Personnel will be onsite tomorrow to monitor the project throughout the day. pic.twitter.com/VIaCSjf3Ey
— Utah Fire Info (@UtahWildfire) May 11, 2018












